Freedom Walkers: The Power Of Nonviolence
In the selected texts we read there is one noticeable theme. That theme is racism. Racism has always been a problem in the United States. It is still a problem today.
In the book Freedom Walkers and the text, the Power of Nonviolence both of the authors talked about one common theme. The authors talk about how African Americans tried to overcome racism. Not all of the tries were successful.
Emmett Till was a young boy when he died. He died at the age of fourteen. Emmett Till didn’t just die he was Killed. He was killed for complementing a white woman. He was killed in Mississippi. Emmett Till was from the north, he was only in the south to visit his family. He thought that he was being nice, but the white men that heard about this did not think so. One night a group of white men took Emmett to a barn and started beating him. When they were done they wrapped him in barb wire and put him in the Tallahatchie river. Emmett did not know that in the south blacks are not supposed to compliment whites.
If racism was not around, then maybe Emmett would not have died on that day. Maybe Emmett would still be alive today. …show more content…
To be more specific the Montgomery Bus Boycott. African Americans did not ride buses as a protest. Buses made most of their money from African American riders. Blacks had many dislikes about how they were treated on the buses. There was a designated section on the bus for African Americans. Blacks would have to sit at the back of the bus. If the section for white people was full then the bus driver would make people sitting in the black section move further back on the bus. The bus driver would also make blacks stand up on the bus so a white person can
In the book Freedom Walkers and the text, the Power of Nonviolence both of the authors talked about one common theme. The authors talk about how African Americans tried to overcome racism. Not all of the tries were successful.
Emmett Till was a young boy when he died. He died at the age of fourteen. Emmett Till didn’t just die he was Killed. He was killed for complementing a white woman. He was killed in Mississippi. Emmett Till was from the north, he was only in the south to visit his family. He thought that he was being nice, but the white men that heard about this did not think so. One night a group of white men took Emmett to a barn and started beating him. When they were done they wrapped him in barb wire and put him in the Tallahatchie river. Emmett did not know that in the south blacks are not supposed to compliment whites.
If racism was not around, then maybe Emmett would not have died on that day. Maybe Emmett would still be alive today. …show more content…
To be more specific the Montgomery Bus Boycott. African Americans did not ride buses as a protest. Buses made most of their money from African American riders. Blacks had many dislikes about how they were treated on the buses. There was a designated section on the bus for African Americans. Blacks would have to sit at the back of the bus. If the section for white people was full then the bus driver would make people sitting in the black section move further back on the bus. The bus driver would also make blacks stand up on the bus so a white person can